So during yesterday's company meeting, I sat in ChrisB's cube and read the
first half of The Celestine Prophecy, a novel in which the protagonist
becomes enlightened by discovering certain Insights.

He is able to see his aura by holding out his hands with his index fingers
extended, so that the tips of his index fingers touch. Then he pulls his
fingertips about an inch away from one another and lets his eyes go out of
focus. Then he sees his aura.

His aura looked like a smoky field of force.

When I went through the same series of steps, I saw something that looked
like a hot dog suspended between my fingers. Then when I closed one eye,
the hot dog disappeared. What does this say about my aura?